Kenny Cooper

Profile

Seventh among active players with 72 career goals, sixth with 476 shots, and fifth with 232 shots on goal.

Ranks sixth in MLS with 32 goals over the past three seasons.

Had a career-high 18 goals in 2008 and 2012.

Head Coach Sigi Schmid: "Kenny is a proven goal scorer who is extremely active in the box. At 6'3, he is a big forward who creates matchup problems for opposing defenders."

MLS Experience

2013: Made 31 appearances with 19 starts in his return to FC Dallas after arriving from NY via trade on February 4. Finished second on the team with six goals and 21 shots on goal, as well as tied-third with 45 shots. Scored in back to back games at RSL (10/2) and vs. CHI (10/12), including lone multi-goal game of the season vs. CHI. Netted 77th minute PK equalizer in 1-1 draw vs. POR (5/8). First goal of the season came on 90th minute game-winner in 3-2 win vs. HOU (3/17). Recorded lone assist of season in 2-2 draw at TOR (4/6).

2012: Joined Red Bull New York on Jan. 12 in a trade with the Portland Timbers. Scored in his first game for New York after coming on for Dane Richards in the 63rd minute of a 2-1 loss to FC Dallas on March 11. Matched a career-high for goals scored in a season with 18. Started 26 of the 33 matches he played for New York. Had five two-goal games—vs. COL (3/25), at COL (4/7), vs. PHI (7/21), vs. TOR (9/29), and at PHI (10/27). Also had three assists.

2011: Tied for second on Portland Timbers with six goals. Scored his sixth goal of the year in the 9th minute against San Jose on Sept. 21. Scored the fifth goal of the season in a 3-0 win on Sept. 16 against New England. Ended a career-long, 14-game goalless drought Aug. 6 at San Jose, finishing a cross from Jorge Perlaza in the 23rd minute. Logged his second assist of the season, helping to set up Jorge Perlaza's goal in a 3-0 win over LA, Aug. 3. Recorded at least one shot in the season's first 16 games. Suffered at least one foul in the first 11 games of the season. Recorded his first game-winning goal and third goal of the season in the 22nd minute April 30 against Real Salt Lake, knocking in a right-footed shot from five yards out following a Kalif Alhassan cross. Scored his second goal of the season in the 35th minute April 17 against former club FC Dallas, heading a Jack Jewsbury corner kick into the upper-left corner from six yards out. Scored the first goal in MLS Timbers history in the season opener at Colorado, drilling a free kick from 30 yards out in the 80th minute. Earned the second assist on Jewsbury’s 38th-minute goal in a 1-1 draw at New England April 2; it was his first MLS assist since June 2009.

2009: Played his fourth and final season with FC Dallas, scoring seven goals and adding an assist in 15 games (15 starts).

2008: Enjoyed a tremendous season, scoring a career-high 18 goals and logging three assists in 30 games (30 starts) for FC Dallas. Named to the MLS All-Star team and MLS Best XI, MLS Comeback Player of the Year, and Team MVP. Led the club in goals, games, games started, minutes played (2,622), shots (119), shots on goal (60) and game-winning goals (4). Named MLS Player of the Week in consecutive weeks (Weeks 18-19), for two-goal games against LA Galaxy (7/27) and at Toronto FC (8/3).

2007: In his second season with FC Dallas, played 14 games (12 starts) in an injury-shortened season. Contributed four goals and two assists.

2006: Played his debut MLS season with FC Dallas, starting 29 of 31 games. Named team MVP after ranking second on the team with 11 goals, while adding four assists. Tallied six game-winning goals. Earned MLS Player of the Week honors for Week 16.

Other Professional Experience

2009-10

Transferred from FC Dallas to TSV 1860 Munich on July 31, 2009. Limited to 14 games (9 starts) across two Bundesliga seasons due to injury. Scored two goals over his stint with 1860 Munich. Added another goal in two games of cup action. Appeared in his final match with 1860 Munich as a substitute on Dec. 19, 2010. 2004-05: Started his pro career with English Premier League club Manchester United. Spent time on loan with Oldham Athletic of English League One. Scored three goals in five league games with Oldham Athletic.

International experience

Has 11 caps with the U.S. National Team, netting five goals. Earned his first cap and opened his international goal account in a friendly against Denmark Jan. 20, 2007, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Scored the first goal of a 2-0 U.S. win against Guatemala in a 2010 World Cup qualifying match on Nov. 19, 2008. Added two goals in five games during the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup as the U.S. reached the finals of the tournament. Was named one of the top 18 players in the tournament.

Personal

Father, Kenny, Sr., played goalkeeper for Blackburn Rovers of the English Premier League and the Dallas Tornado of the NASL.